Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-02

THE GAME WITH THE BOSTONS SATURDAY-OTHRR
CHAMPIONSHIP CANES
The second defeat OF the Washington team by
the Bostons on Saturday was q very creditable
one. No nine can be expected to win when the
outnelders on the other side pull down two and
three baggers from the clouds. Hornung made
two marvellous catches in the left field and john
son one in the center field. Ordinarily each one
would have been good for a couple OF bases at
least, and as men were on the bases failure to
would doubtless have changed the result. shaw
does all his pitching after the first inning is
the start and the visitors scored four times before
they were retired. They only secured two more
during the rest OF the game, but though the home
struggle, the game went against them by score
OF g TO 4. The WashingtOns and New Yorks play
this afternoon.
OTHER GAMES SATURDAY.
All the championship games, except one, sched-
uled for Saturday were played. At Pittsburg the
home team, with Calvin in the box, defeated
Chicago to 2. At Indianapolis the Detroits won
their third victory by score OF IA to IL. The
the Association champiosship, by Score Of 10 to
9. AT ST. Louis the champions wiped up the earth
with Cleveland. % to IL, and at Baltimore Bar
MES team crushed out the "MetS," 21 to 8. The
game scheduled at Louisville was not played, as
the Cincinnati Club was detained at Evansville,
Ind, by railroad accident, and the umpire gave
the nome club victory by q score OF 9 to O. At
Princeton the Yale and Princeton College teams
played for the college championship, and Yale won
by score OF 2 tO1.
SUNDAYS GAMES.
At st. LOuis-St. Louis, IA; Cleveland, H. At
Loulsyllle-LOuisville, 8; Cincinnati, l.
The Hotel Convention.
PROGRAM ARRANGED FOR THE MEETING NEXT WEEK.
The following additional committees have been
appointed for service during the convention of
hotel men to be held in this city May 10, IL and
II. Recept1on-MesSrs. RoeSsle, Spofford, Staples,
ellison, Wormley, Burch, woodbury., Selden,
Crosby, Harris, FoSS, Beckford Frost, Webster,
and Bliss. Carriages and prtnting-MeSSrS Spot
ford, Selden, Staples, BeckfOrd and Burch. Enter
Program-MeSSrs- Selden, Bliss Staples. and Spot
ford. Entertainment of the ladieS-MessrS. Gil
son and Bliss. The committee on program has
arranged the following: Tuesday-Ten a. m,
meeting at Wizards; p. IN. buffet lunch at
Riggs; p. NJ meeting; half-past musical sOiree
toladies Of members at the Hamilton by w, NJ.
ellison. WedneSday-Nine a. m, drive to Soldiers
Home and about the city; IL, reception by the
PRESIDENT; p. m, steamer w. w. COrcOran for
Mount Vernon, with lunch On the boat; evening
theater. neutrality-suspicious. and objects OF
interest.
W. & G. RAILROAD EMPLOYEES CELEBRATE THE
SHORT HOURS ANNIvERSARY.-TO-day being the
anniversary of the twelVe-hOurS' system of labor
on the Washington and Georgetown Railroad Co.,
the cars OF the company were gaily decorated With
eolored bunting and numerous flags commemorate
ing the event.
At half-past O'Clock this afternoon. summer
car, drawn by six gray horses containing Prof.
Schroeoers band. was driven over the route.
IDA SIDDONS' NEW COMPANY at Kernan's. MANY
new races and features, including Ada Melrose.'
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